![]() | Letterbook for the Simon Plantation, St. Kitts Auteur(s) : Cary, Samuel, 1742-1812 Résumé : (Biographical) Samuel Cary, Jr., was born in 1742 in the Boston suburb of Chelsea. Following his graduation from Harvard, he moved to the West Indies where he managed plantations for various individuals before purchasing a Grenada sugar plantation. In 1772, after the death of his father, Cary left the West Indies and returned to live in the Chelsea family home. (Biographical) Charles Spooner was a British planter who owned several plantations in the Caribbean, specifically the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. William Manning (1763-1835), a British merchant with property and business interests in the West Indies, was a member of Parliament and served as a director and governor of the Bank of England. Saint Kitts and Nevis Grenada Grenada Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Saint Kitts Grenada Saint Kitts and Nevis 55617481 | Partager |
![]() | Letter to A. Thomé, Wascissa Near Tallahassee Auteur(s) : Murat, Achille, 1801-1847 Résumé : (Biographical) Planter and attorney. (Biographical) Achille eventually settled in Florida, first in St. Augustine, and afterwards at Wascissa, Florida, near Tallahassee. On July 12, 1826, he married Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray, a distant niece of George Washington. Achille made his living as a planter and an attorney, published his observations on life in America, and made numerous trips back to Europe, involving himself in various intrigues against the French monarchy. (Biographical) Because of his father's title as King of Naples, Floridians often referred to Murat and his wife as the Prince and Princess of Tallahassee. He was one of the most colorful and opinionated settlers in territorial Florida. (Language) The bulk of the material is in French, but some of the correspondence is translated into English. France Florida Florida Wascissa United States United States Florida Florida France Leon 12073 St Johns 12109 Droits : All rights reserved. Board of Trustees of the University of Florida | Partager Voir aussi Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Plantations ( lcsh ) History -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) History -- 1821-1865 ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Politics and government -- 19th century ( lcsh ) ( CEEUS ) ( CEEUS ) |
![]() | Letter to Comte Thibaudeau, Paris Auteur(s) : Murat, Achille, 1801-1847 Résumé : (Biographical) Planter and attorney. (Biographical) Achille eventually settled in Florida, first in St. Augustine, and afterwards at Wascissa, Florida, near Tallahassee. On July 12, 1826, he married Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray, a distant niece of George Washington. Achille made his living as a planter and an attorney, published his observations on life in America, and made numerous trips back to Europe, involving himself in various intrigues against the French monarchy. (Biographical) Because of his father's title as King of Naples, Floridians often referred to Murat and his wife as the Prince and Princess of Tallahassee. He was one of the most colorful and opinionated settlers in territorial Florida. (Language) The bulk of the material is in French, but some of the correspondence is translated into English. France Florida Florida Wascissa United States United States Florida Florida France Leon 12073 St Johns 12109 Droits : All rights reserved. Board of Trustees of the University of Florida | Partager Voir aussi Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Plantations ( lcsh ) History -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) History -- 1821-1865 ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Politics and government -- 19th century ( lcsh ) ( CEEUS ) ( CEEUS ) |
![]() | Map of the island of Barbadoes : for the History of the West Indies, by Bryan Edwards Esqr. / Auteur(s) : Allen, George S., fl. 1790-1821. Éditeur(s) : J. Stockdale J. Stockdale ( Piccadilly ) Résumé : From The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies / by Bryan Edwards. -- London : John Stockdale, 1794. Shows locations of sugar plantations. Sabin 21901 Barbados Droits : All rights reserved by the source institution. 2004-317-1 | Partager |
![]() | Letter to Comte Thibaudeau Auteur(s) : Murat, Achille, 1801-1847 Résumé : (Biographical) Planter and attorney. (Biographical) Achille eventually settled in Florida, first in St. Augustine, and afterwards at Wascissa, Florida, near Tallahassee. On July 12, 1826, he married Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray, a distant niece of George Washington. Achille made his living as a planter and an attorney, published his observations on life in America, and made numerous trips back to Europe, involving himself in various intrigues against the French monarchy. (Biographical) Because of his father's title as King of Naples, Floridians often referred to Murat and his wife as the Prince and Princess of Tallahassee. He was one of the most colorful and opinionated settlers in territorial Florida. (Language) The bulk of the material is in French, but some of the correspondence is translated into English. France Florida Florida Wascissa United States United States Florida Florida France Leon 12073 St Johns 12109 Droits : All rights reserved. Board of Trustees of the University of Florida | Partager Voir aussi Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Plantations ( lcsh ) History -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) History -- 1821-1865 ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Politics and government -- 19th century ( lcsh ) ( CEEUS ) ( CEEUS ) |
![]() | Un inventaire de plantation à Saint-Domingue à la veille de la révolution Auteur(s) : Bourrachot, Lucile Éditeur(s) : s.n. s.n. ( [s.l ) Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) L. Bourrachot. Cover title. "[Extrait], Actes du 97e Congrès National des Sociétés Savantes, Nantes, 1972, Histoire moderne, t. II." Haiti Haiti Haiti 000098823 06852437 AAL4271 | Partager |
![]() | The history, civil and commercial, of the British colonies in the West Indies Auteur(s) : Edwards, Bryan, 1743-1800 Broughton, Arthur, d. 1796 Digital Library of the Caribbean Éditeur(s) : Luke White Luke White ( Dublin ) Résumé : (Statement of Responsibility) by Bryan Edwards. (Additional Physical Form) Also available online. "Hortus eastensis, or a catalogue of exotic plants in the garden of Hinton East, Esquire, in the mountains of Liguanea, in the island of Jamaica, at the time of his decease, by Arthur Broughton": v. 1, p. [455]-491. West Indies, British Jamaica West Indies, British West Indies, British West Indies, British Jamaica Jamaica Droits : All rights to images are held by the respective holding institution. This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816 phone (407) 823-2576, email: speccoll@mail.ucf.edu 021290780 02601391 DP0007888 | Partager |
![]() | Transcription of Letter to A. Thomé, Wascissa Near Tallahassee Auteur(s) : Murat, Achille, 1801-1847 Résumé : (Biographical) Planter and attorney. (Biographical) Achille eventually settled in Florida, first in St. Augustine, and afterwards at Wascissa, Florida, near Tallahassee. On July 12, 1826, he married Catherine Daingerfield Willis Gray, a distant niece of George Washington. Achille made his living as a planter and an attorney, published his observations on life in America, and made numerous trips back to Europe, involving himself in various intrigues against the French monarchy. (Biographical) Because of his father's title as King of Naples, Floridians often referred to Murat and his wife as the Prince and Princess of Tallahassee. He was one of the most colorful and opinionated settlers in territorial Florida. (Language) The bulk of the material is in French, but some of the correspondence is translated into English. France Florida Florida Wascissa United States United States Florida Florida France Leon 12073 St Johns 12109 | Partager Voir aussi Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Political refugees -- Correspondence ( lcsh ) Plantations ( lcsh ) History -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) History -- 1821-1865 ( lcsh ) Social life and customs -- 19th century ( lcsh ) Politics and government -- 19th century ( lcsh ) ( CEEUS ) ( CEEUS ) |